Has anyone heard about Indoor Walking or tried it?

in one of our previous duty stations they marked off an area inside a hanger that was a 10th of a mile, so in inclimate weather we would go there - knowing that ten times around would equate a mile. We would have our music and our friends together to encourage us to keep moving... conversation was good at the start which also helped make the time seem less a burden, but towards the end of 5 miles I had a hard time talking. lol. In both previous duty stations they had a trail around the golf course for walkers - the golf courses were always so well groomed and landscaped that it was such a pleasure to walk around - the side of the walk not on the course was lined with many trees which provided good shade. on the one trail the air strip was passed at a certain area so if we needed a break we could sit on the bench and watch the planes take off and land. That was nice, but if there were golfers on the course I always had a bit of fear of being bonked on the head *FOUR!*

I know that people will don a pair of sneakers and go to the local mall and walk from one end to the other. My problem would be stopping by a store and buying something.

well, of a place spacific to do it, no. i have heared about walking in a mall before hours. its big and empty. i have seen many people do it and they ahve told me its nice.if you live close to one, try it before it opens. walk along the shopps in a nice pace., if you do, let me know what you thought

i used to walk indoors at a mall nearby. they would open up early for people who want to walk. i did this only in the winter. summer is fine for being outside! i did do more window shopping than walking.,,and then i would wait for the stores to open so i could shop. crazy!

I walk in my living room! I walk to Denise Austin: Walk off the pounds dvds. They have me walking three miles in 45 minutes but you are walking pretty fast and you are doing other things such as, knee lifts, taps, etc. The last mile you use weights and while you are walking, you work on your arms. I love the dvds. I'm able to walk three miles in 45 minutes even if its raining outside. I would strongly suggest those. Also, I used to work at Sams Club and we had this woman who would come in every morning, grab a cart, and go around the store like ten times. She would do this on the days it was raining. She would occasionally pick up a few items but most of the time she would just walk around the store. She was really thin, so I guess it worked! Good luck!

well actually you can indoor walking to your routine easily. When you go shopping you can walk up and down all the aisle at the store 3 to 4 times .That can take up to an hour or so which does kill several calories while you can get your shopping dones as well. I do this at least 3 days a week. I have lost 12 lbs in the last 10 weeks .

Its not all that new actually...I know of a group of older women back home who get together every morning and indoor walk around the shopping mall...not casual strolling, not window shopping, they go there to walk at a quick pace and actually do laps around the shopping centre...